General Information

Event name: ES-19-006
Country: SPAIN
Nature of the harmful event:
Seafood toxins
Event directly affected:
Toxicity detected: Yes (Approximate range: 72-675 µg OA/kg)
Associated syndrome: DSP
Unexplained toxicity: No
Species implicated in toxin transmission (transvector):
Report the outcome of a monitoring programme: Yes
Event occurred before in this location: Yes (but, without a management action (it was an experimental farm at that time))
Individuals to contact: REVIILLA, Marta , SOLAUN, Oihana

Location & Date

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Location: Latitude: 43.356667, Longitude: -2.448056
General location information: Longline Mendexa, Basque Country
HAB Area code(s): ES-01
Additional location information: Open marine waters
Bloom event dates (yyyy/mm/dd):
Quarantine levels dates (yyyy/mm/dd): First detection: 2019-03-11, End: 2019-06-10
Additional date-related information: Maximum toxicity 2019-05-06

Microalgae

Causative organism known: Yes
Causative Species/Genus: Dinophysis acuminata (1220 cells/L)
10-20 m
Co-Ocurring Species/Genus: Dinophysis caudata (40 cells/L)
20-30 m
Dinophysis tripos (140 cells/L)
10-20 m
Dinophysis acuta (40 cells/L)
20-30 m
Phalacroma rotundatum (Claparéde & Lachmann) Kofoid & Michener, 1911 (80 cells/L)
0-10 m; 10-20 m
Dinophysis fortii (40 cells/L)
20-30 m
Chlorophyll concentration, if known: Max=1.8 ug/L in April (at 15 m) µg/l
Additional bloom information: Dinophysis acuminata and D. fortii detected since March, the other species in May-June.
Event-related bibliography:

Environmental Conditions

Weather: Turbidity (NTU): Wind direction:
Stratified water: Oxygen content (nL/L): Wind velocity:
Temperature (°C): Oxygen saturation %: Current Direction:
Sechhi disk (m): Salinity: Current Velocity:
Nutrient information:
Temperature Range During Event: Max: °C, Min: °C
Salinity Range During Event:
Bloom location in the water column:
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Toxin Assay Information

Species containing the toxin Toxin type Toxin details Max. concentration Assay type
Mytilus galloprovincialis Okadaic Acid OA 675 µg/kg LC-MS
Kit used: No Type of kit used:
Additional information:
Economic losses:
Management decision: The bivalves production zone "Mendexa" could not be opened
Additional harmful effect information:
Created at 04:57 on 16 Nov 2020
Updated at 09:38 on 22 Dec 2020
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